Epson Software Film Factory User Manual

6Macintosh1. Insert the Film Factory CD into your CD-ROM (or DVD) drive. 2. Double-click the Film Factory Mac CD icon.3. Double-click the Film Factor

7Film Factory’s main screenThe main screen displays thumbnails of your photos, which you can select and use with any of Film Factory’s features throu

8Menu commands: Open any menu to select a command. The Status Bar describes the command.Toolbars: Click on any tool to perform its function. Hold the

9Film rolls: Add photos to your rolls and view them by simply clicking on a roll. The current roll displays a yellow background.Scroll bars: Use the

10Organizing Your Photos with Film FactoryFilm Factory helps you organize photos already stored on your computer as well as those you add from other

11Working with film casesFilm cases allow you to group rolls of film by subject to make it easier to manage your photos. With film cases, you see onl

12Likewise, rolls for network images can be viewed as thumbnails and searched by photo comments even when the network is offline. Rolls of film that

13Creating a Roll of FilmFilm Factory lets you create a new roll of film at any time and add photos to it—from a disk or from a device such as a digi

14If you created an empty film roll, you can add photos to it using photos already stored on a disk or from other sources such as a digital camera or

15Adding photos from a camera or scannerFollow the steps below to download photos using a TWAIN device, such as a digital camera or scanner. Film Fac

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163. Import your photos to the selected roll of film using the software that was started. See the instructions that came with the software for help.R

17Automatically retouching a photoYou can improve the quality of one or more photos by adjusting color balance, brightness, and contrast. The setting

18 Click Select All in either row to select all the images in that row. To replace the original photos, check Overwrite Original Image. These chan

193. The screen shows the photos you selected before and after the change. The retouched photos in the bottom row are outlined with a dark blue borde

20Printing Your PhotosThis section describes how to print your photos using the print options displayed along the left side of the main screen.Print

21Before you start printing, check the “Recommended Paper Types and Settings” topic in the online Help under “Printing Photos.” It tells you which me

224. Click Step 3 Print Assignment. Select the size of print, such as 2 × 3 or 4 × 6. Use the scroll bar to see more options. Choose any options in t

233. Click Step 2 Print Assignment. Select the format for the index sheet, such as 2 columns, 3 columns, or 4 columns. Use the scroll bar to see more

243. Click Step 2 Print Assignment. Select the size of print, such as 2 × 3 or 4 × 6. Use the scroll bar to see more options. Choose any options in t

25If you deselect a photo by clicking it again, the other photos are renumbered.3. Click Step 2 Choose Layout. Select a layout style for your album p

iContentsIntroducing Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Film Factory features . . . . . . . . . . . . .

26Printing Greeting Cards Using the Greeting Card option, you can print selected photos and text in a greeting card layout, as described below.EPSON

274. Make sure the Printer Settings are correct. If not, click the Properties button and select the appropriate ones. (See the “Recommended Paper Typ

28Printing text inside the cardIf you are using the EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Card media, follow these steps to print text inside the card:1. Click

294. Click Step 4 Print. Make sure the number of copies is set to 1 and load the greeting card correctly. If you are using the EPSON Glossy Photo Gre

305. Click Step 4 Edit Layout. Your photo is displayed with the frame selection. Now you can modify the sticker as follows: Use the buttons to rep

31Other Film Factory FeaturesFilm Factory includes many other features that will make using Film Factory both fun and productive. Following are a few

323. Select the Export Folder where you wish to store the web pages.4. Make your Index Page settings for the main document that contains all of the p

33You can view your web pages with your browser and repeat the process if you wish to add or remove photos or make other types of changes. If you wan

343. Click Settings. On the Select Rolls tab, check the film rolls you wish to include in the screen saver. On the Preferences tab, specify how the s

iiCreating a Roll of Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Adding photos from a disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1Introducing Film FactoryEPSON® Software™ Film Factory™ is a powerful photo management utility designed to duplicate the features and functions of a

2 Effortlessly organize and retrieve all your photos with virtual “rolls of film.” And with “film cases” a mouse-click away, you can catalog your ph

3Windows® system requirements Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT® 4.0 (SP4) Pentium® 90 (or equivalent) processor or higher 32MB of RAM (64MB o

4Macintosh® system requirements Macintosh OS version 7.6.1 or higher 90 MHz Power PC 601 processor or higher 64MB of RAM 40MB of available hard d

5Installing Film Factory Install Film Factory on your Windows or Macintosh computer as described below.Windows1. Insert the Film Factory CD into your